Giving a new meaning to the phrase “fast food,” a truck hauling 42,000 pounds frozen French fries stuck a Westchester County parkway overpass Wednesday morning, spilling its cargo – along with the contents of its fuel tanks – all over the roadway.
The incident took place at 6:50 a.m. on the southbound lane of the Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale, when the truck in question encountered the Mamaroneck Road bridge, a structure that the vehicle was too large to pass underneath.
The impact tore the trailer on the vehicle asunder, scattering 42,000 pounds of French fries – in addition to 75 gallons of diesel fuel – all over the road and into a stream nearby, according to the Westchester County Police Department.
The roadway was closed while a cleanup was performed. No injuries were reported.